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Zoos and Botanical Gardens

Zoos and Botanical Gardens aren't as prevalent as most other types of businesses in the U.S. Still, across the entire United States, there are more than 600 Zoos and Botanical Gardens. In other words, each one of those Zoos and Botanical Gardens serves about 500,000 citizens on average.

According to our business employment data, Zoos and Botanical Gardens will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. So, it's safe to say that Zoos and Botanical Gardens play an important role in the national economy.

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States with Zoos and Botanical Gardens
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
16
1.32
2.
Alaska
5
0.80
3.
Maine
8
0.63
4.
Vermont
3
0.49
5.
North Dakota
3
0.47
6.
South Dakota
3
0.40
7.
Florida
60
0.38
8.
Wisconsin
19
0.35
9.
3
0.33
10.
Oregon
11
0.32
11.
Idaho
4
0.31
12.
Massachusetts
19
0.30
13.
South Carolina
11
0.27
14.
Washington
16
0.27
15.
Connecticut
9
0.27
16.
Virginia
19
0.27
17.
14
0.25
18.
Iowa
7
0.24
19.
Pennsylvania
29
0.24
20.
Nebraska
4
0.23
21.
Arizona
12
0.23
22.
Kansas
6
0.22
23.
Georgia
18
0.22
24.
New York
42
0.22
25.
12
0.21
26.
Oklahoma
7
0.20
27.
Alabama
9
0.20
28.
Louisiana
9
0.20
29.
Kentucky
8
0.20
30.
Arkansas
5
0.19
31.
Colorado
8
0.19
32.
California
60
0.18
33.
20
0.18
34.
Texas
35
0.17
35.
New Mexico
3
0.17
36.
Maryland
8
0.15
37.
Michigan
15
0.15
38.
New Jersey
12
0.14
39.
Mississippi
4
0.14
40.
Illinois
17
0.14
41.
3
0.13
42.
Delaware
1
0.13
43.
North Carolina
10
0.12
44.
Minnesota
6
0.12
45.
Indiana
7
0.12
46.
West Virginia
2
0.11
47.
Rhode Island
1
0.10
48.
New Hampshire
1
0.08
49.
1
0.05

Number of Zoos and Botanical Gardens by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
244
5 to 9
92
10 to 19
83
20 to 49
78
50 to 99
42
100 to 249
39
250 to 499
19
500 to 999
7
1000 or more
1

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